You can choose to pay for up to 3 bags when you check in (starting 24 hours and up to 4 hours before departure) on aa.com or in the app. You'll get an email confirmation with instructions on where to drop bags at the airport.

If you are checking more than 3 bags, you can add more at the airport according to your bag allowances.

Yes. Example: 4 passengers are on the same PNR and you choose to pre-pay for 4 bags at the rate of $30 each. The online price will be $120 as if each person paid for their first checked bag. This rate is lower than the charge for a single person checking 4 bags.

Refunds and receipts

Refunds

You have up to 24 hours from the time of ticket purchase for a refund if you booked at least 2 days prior to departure. The 24-hour refund policy applies to all ticket types, but you have to cancel the trip to get a refund. Reservations booked as part of group block do not qualify for the 24 hour refund.

If you bought your American Airlines ticket directly from us, you can request a refund online or contact Reservations. We'll process your refund back to the original credit card within 7 days (it should appear on your statement in 1-2 billing cycles). For cash and check purchases, we’ll process your refund within 20 days after receiving a complete refund request.

If you bought your ticket from a travel agent or a website like Expedia, please contact the agent or travel site directly.

We do not refund nonrefundable American Airlines tickets except when the ticket is cancelled within 24 hours of purchase, when we make a schedule change that results in a change of more than 4 hours*, upon the death of a passenger or passenger's traveling companion or because of military orders. Supporting documentation is required.

24 hour refund policy – refund to original form of payment

Death of the passenger/traveling companion – refund to original form of payment

Schedule change of more than 4 hours* – refund to original form of payment

Military orders/change in duty – refund to original form of payment

You may be entitled to a refund of some taxes included in the price of your ticket:

Upon written request, taxes or fees not imposed by the airline that are specific to destinations can be refunded

Taxes or fees won't be refunded if American has an obligation to pay regardless of travel

Refundable taxes and fees will be refunded to the original form of payment